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Topic: I Would Like To Share This Picture |
George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 26 May 2005 9:42 pm |
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I would like to share this old picture of my Dad playing his homemade steel... This picture was taken around 1946. Notice the legs on my Dads steel...they are water pipes!
Looks like a grat crew he was playing with.i have heard that only 1 person in this picture is still living. My Dad passed away in 1982. I still recall as a child him playing his big triple neck national..and just before his untimely death, his Sho Bud.
My 80 year old Mother saw this picture, she stared at it for about 10 minutes, silently.. With a smile on her face, and a tear in her eye...never saying a word..i wonder what she was thinking? i'll never know..i miss him dearly...Thanks
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 26 May 2005 10:37 pm
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| You see a picture of guys nowadays holding instruments and you really have to wonder how they might sound. You see a picture like the one above and you know the music had to be sweet. Nice photo! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 27 May 2005 4:36 am
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| The joy of being a musician is something that is timeless and universal, and anyone that has ever experienced it can instantly recognize it in the faces of others. |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 27 May 2005 5:27 am
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George,
Thanks for sharing this with us. Those were the days. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 27 May 2005 5:53 am
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George, I fixed some to the defects on your picture, it's a good one.
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 27 May 2005 6:45 am
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George,
Nice pic of your dad and his band. I bet they sounded great!
cheers,
Drew
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 27 May 2005 7:34 am
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George, wonderful photo. As Mike says, it speaks to all of us musicians in a very direct way. Bill, a little Photoshop expertise can be a dangerous thing. Clearly, your heart was in the right place but, sorry, but you didn't make it better.You blew out the highlights and increase the contrast in a very unnatural way. I'm not trying to put you down, just trying to educate. I refer you to the bible for working with old photographs in PhotoShop:
Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
by Katrin Eismann |
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Patrick Newbery
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 27 May 2005 8:07 am
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I wonder where that was taken? The clock looks too office or school like for a home or a club. And 10 O'clock with dark windows...jamming at the office?
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Bill, you did a real nice job taking out the scratches and creases. Andy is right about the overall contrast. You may want to learn about the Curves function in Photoshop, if that's the software you used. It will allow better control of balancing darks, midtones and highlights without creating too strong of a contrast.
[This message was edited by Patrick Newbery on 27 May 2005 at 09:17 AM.] [This message was edited by Patrick Newbery on 27 May 2005 at 10:01 AM.] |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 May 2005 8:14 am
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Photoshopped or not,- it's a beautiful picture that really tells a story. Thanks for sharing it.
Steinar
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 27 May 2005 9:05 am
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Patrick, i didn't do anything but scan it and post it. That was our Friend Bill who tried to fix it up bless his heart. And the photo i understand was taken at the radio station studio of now off the air WKBZ-AM. My Mom says they played a Sunday evening live broadcast, from the studio..so i would say it was taken after the show. Remember..i WAS NOT even born then. My mom says they were so poor..all they owned were their names..lol But thank you all for your wonderful respectful words, and you guys are the best friends in the world. I truly mean that..Thank You again.
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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....
[This message was edited by George Redmon on 27 May 2005 at 10:07 AM.] |
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 May 2005 10:36 am
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| Great pic, I'm glad your mother saw it and smiled. I have a soft spot for mothers. I love old pics like that. |
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 27 May 2005 12:23 pm
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Just trying to help. Having done photography for many years, I personally prefer to see some contrast in a photograph.  |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 27 May 2005 2:10 pm
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| Bill, I thought you did a neat job for him. JMHO. |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 27 May 2005 3:52 pm
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| Thanks for sharing that George! I bet they were making some sweet sounds! |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 27 May 2005 6:11 pm
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George,
That picture brought back memories of my dad. I was born in 1946 and grew up going to Barn Dances in Ohio and playing on the "Slickey Floor" when the music stopped. My dad died in 1981 - My mom is still alive (84). She was my dads steel guitar teacher. She was 3 yrs older than him. She also taught Jimmy Crawford some steel when he was 6 or 7 years old. My dad played steel for years in a band with Jimmy's dad and uncle. My dad played great steel. One of his favorites was Black & white rag. To this day I cannot play it as good as he did. |
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Jason Dumont
From:
Bristol, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 4:45 pm
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That picture is absolutely beautiful George. Look at their faces! The swagger! You know they didn't want to be anywhere else. Makes we want to call my old band mates!
Would you be upset if I printed that photo to put in my workshop (I make lap steels)
It just flat out makes me happy when I look at it.
All the best
Jason Dumont |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jun 2005 1:08 am
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| You know the old saying, " A picture is worth a thousand words". Well, in this case it's probably worth a lot more. I have pictures of my father from the 50's & 60's playing steel guitar with bands. "Priceless" as yours are. Good job! |
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 4 Jun 2005 8:28 am
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| i would be honored Jason, as i'm sure my father and guys would be to... |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jun 2005 10:10 am
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George-I jujst saw the post. Great Picture of your Dad and the band in those days. It reminds me of those days. I used to have a National New Yorker and I had a pipe stand for my old Electra-Harp. I sure would have liked to have met your Dad. It must have brought back good memories for your Mother too......al
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